-3 medal teams from the 99 X Games
-7 teams from 2000 SSI open
-1 alternate team wild card

SSI is the originator and developer of professional skysurfing & freeflying and has served as the worldwide governing body since 1995. SSI has staged dozens of world class pro events in North America and Europe, awarded $316,600 to skydiving athletes and seen over one hundred hours of dedicated TV programming broadcast around the globe in 21 languages. SSI Pro Tour is the special event organizing and sanctioning division of McKeeman Productions, Inc. based near Dallas, TX and one of only two sanctioning and organizing bodies that have served all six years at the ESPN X Games.

SSI has built a uniquely skilled and culturally diverse team composed of the sport's top professionals from throughout North America, Europe and Australasia. With more experience in these sports than anyone, the SSI team is the key factor in helping SSI Pro Tour to nurture a worldwide athlete base and define the sport as it is televised today. SSI TV is the television production side of the company that specializes in producing compelling broadcast programming of unique aerial sporting events. SSI is a business, not a club or association. Thier approach is to constantly research, develop and improve our 'product' while learning from our mistakes. They do this so that we can remain at the cutting edge of sport and still maintain the flexibility needed for business. Prior to the '95 Extreme Games SSI ran six annual world championships under another organization.

The goal of SSI is to provide the long term foundation for sky sport athletes to make a living doing what they love to do, so that we can all continue to share through the mass media, the passion that Charles Lindbergh first penned 70 years ago... it is a love of the air and sky and flying, the lure of adventure, and the appreciation of beauty

Pete McKeeman pete@ssiprotour.com

Tour Job: Tour Director
Home: Carrollton, TX
Real Job: SSI Founder, President and TV Filmmaker
First Jump: 1979
Total Jumps: 1,000+
Type of Jumps: Last 400+ have been exclusively Freefly, 500+ with cameras, 24 on a surf, 80+ Freestyle, yup, in tights & everything! Competition Experience: 1994 medal in caber toss (in kilt of course!) and some ribbons in high school swimming Tour Experience: To quote one anonymous athlete, "just the stinkin' visionary."
Bet you didn't know: Co-Produced, wrote & directed NINJA BOX OFFICE sketch comedy pilot that aired on FOX in 1990. Directed self as 'the cook' in MTV aired skydive version of 1984 Van Halen video JUMP!
Worked as a DP/Director on the news magazine circuit for shows like 60 minutes, Dateline and Prime Time Live.
200 mile per week road cyclist before the tour project took over. Also known to dabble in scuba, skiing & snow board

Steve Tudor steve@ssiprotour.com

Tour Jobs: Competition and Marketing Directors Home: Nashville, TN Real Job: Sells air conditioning to Eskimos and others in need of creature comforts.
First Jump: 1976
Total Jumps: 1,900+
Type of Jumps: Last 400+ have been exclusively Freefly, 700+ with cameras, 80+ on a surf.
Competition Experience: 1991-92-93 Competition Freestyle Camera Flyer, 8-way/20-way flat flyer
Tour Experience: Judge '95 Extreme Games, Competition & Marketing Director for '96 & '97 Seasons, '98 X Games, '99 X Games
Bet you didn't know: High school youth director at church, married for 9 years to skydiving wife, family includes 3 yr. old daughter & another girl born Nov 97. Pilot of sailplanes, fixed wing, SEL, MEL, instrument rating, demo jumper, golfer, active snow boarder and scuba diver.

Jeff Serrault jeff@ssiprotour.com

Tour Job: Chief Judge
Home: Overland Park, KS and New York City
Real Job: Software Engineer & Trainer
First Jump: 1993
Total Jumps: 1,000+
Type of Jumps: Last 400+ have been mostly Freefly, 200+ on a surf, will still fly flat if asked nicely Competition Experience: none (almost entered Intermediate Skysurf at '94 WM, but a sudden vacancy in the Judging room altered his life path forever)
Tour Experience: Judge '95 Extreme Games, Asst. Chief Judge '96 Season thru Titusville '97. Chief Judge at '97 Monterey, X Games, Ampfing, Russian Open & Charmey, '98 X Games & Russian Open, '99 SSI Open, X Games & Lebanon Pro-Am, 2K SSI Open
Bet you didn't know: S/L & IAD, Rigger, pilot, skier, scuba. When Judging, he runs most efficiently when fueled by Mrs. M's home made soft chocolate chip cookies. Can write DOS in his sleep, but still working on Russian, French & German.